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With networking, you get to know new people who can recommend you to others at a later date.

Do not immediately start agressively pitching your company, first show interest in the other person.

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How can you use networking to promote your business? Read our networking tips.

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Networking: building valuable relationships

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Sample quotation

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In an international quotation, you and your foreign business partner lay down agreements on products, prices, transport, and delivery times. Find out what to include.

An international quotation: what agreements to include

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Since 1 January 2024, your customers in Switzerland no longer pay import duties for most manufactured goods. And you as an exporter no longer need an EUR.1 certificate, or invoice declaration for these products.

Does my client in Switzerland still have to pay import duties?

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Fill in supplier declarations with this explanation. And avoid subsequent costs for import duties and fines.

VIdeo: How to fill in a supplier's declaration 2015/2447

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Financial employee participation means you engage your staff by giving them shares. And opting for transparent company management.

Shares for your staff

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In this video, we show you which origin documents are available and how to request them.

Which documents of origin are there for export?

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Make an overview of all your customers, distinguish what you must and what you are allowed to do, determine the right time and communicate.

How do I tell my customers I am ending my business?

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With an elevator pitch, you speak about you and your business. In this video, you will learn how to craft an elevator pitch.

Write a strong elevator pitch in 5 steps

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When exporting to countries outside the EU, you regularly need to fill in the preferential origin of products on your export statement. KVK can check those. Find out more.

Preferential origin checks by KVK

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Annemieke Postma of AOVdokter explains retirement for entrepreneurs.

Pension | Managing business risks

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How much money do you need a month to make ends meet? Make a personal budget listing your income and expenses

Personal budget

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Firing an employee will cost you money. How much does it cost to fire staff?

How much does it cost to fire an employee?

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How much import duty must you pay? Importer Gerard Haages does not always have the answer. He hires experts to deal with complicated matters.

How much import duty must you pay?

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Read how to prepare well before you start exporting so you have a clear picture of your market and what you need to do.

Step-by-step export plan

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Telesales rules

Sending a card will stand out because people receive little mail.

Everything starts with figuring out who your customer is and what your customer wants.

Proven ways to find clients

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How should you approach customers and sell your product or service? Read our tips for effective customer acquisition strategy.

Strategies for customer acquisition

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You may need a car for your business. You could buy the car in the name of your company or you could use your private car for business purposes. Find out about what it means.

Company car or private?

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Marriage, divorce, bankruptcy. Major life events may affect your pension. Read how to keep your pension money safe.

How do major life events affect my pension?

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The government offers various subsidies and schemes to help entrepreneurs financially. Discover the most popular ones.

Popular subsidies and schemes for business owners

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What do you need to do and arrange when you start a business in the Netherlands? Fill in the tool and create your personal to-do list.

Personal to-do list: Start a company in the Netherlands

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A good knowledge of the importing process is the first step towards successful importing. This step-by-step plan helps you prepare.

Standard steps for importing into the Netherlands

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Large businesses often require their branches to go through the company’s central purchasing department.

We check our customer's VAT ID on the VIES website.

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Although there is free movement of goods in the EU, different countries have different rules. Ronald Wolkenfelt of Kinkelder shares his experiences.

Intra-EU exports in practice

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Running a business together should be easier. That is why the rules for partnerships (VOF, CV, and maatschap) may be changed. What does this mean?

Rules for VOF, CV, and maatschap change

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With an invoice declaration, an exporter declares that goods they supply to a customer are of preferential origin.

Invoice declaration for exporting of preferential goods

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Starting out in the hospitality industry? Read the meaning of jargon you'll come across here. Such as HACCP, precario tax, and Bibob Act.

Hospitality sector: a glossary

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Submit your new proof of origin before 31 January 2026. And prevent delays in your export documents application.

When do I submit new proof for export documents?

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If you are a zzp’er and start working for an employer, this affects how you accrue your pension. So get your pension forms aligned. This article takes you through the main changes.

How switching from salaried employment to self-employment affects your pension

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Do you want to do freelance work in the Netherlands as a zzp'er? Read the 7 main points to take into account.

Starting as a freelancer: 7 important steps

Starting as a zzp'er: 7 important steps

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Starting a business? Read how an environment analysis will help you find the best location. For now and in the future.

Choose the right location with an environment analysis

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